Shohely Akhter Khatun ( bn, সোহেলী আক্তার) (born 16 June 1988) is a Bangladeshi

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er who plays as a right-arm

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bowler. She appeared in two

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and five

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for

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in 2013 and 2014. She played domestic cricket for Dhaka Division. In September 2022, she was selected in the team for Women's T20 Asia Cup in Bangladesh, coming back in national side after 8 years.

Early life and background

Shohely was born on 16 June 1988 in Rajbari,

Career

Asian Games

Akhter was part of the team that won a silver medal in cricket against the China national women's cricket team at the 2010 Asian Games in

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, China.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Akhter, Shohely 1988 births Living people People from Rajbari District Bangladeshi women cricketers Bangladesh women One Day International cricketers Bangladesh women Twenty20 International cricketers Asian Games medalists in cricket Cricketers at the 2010 Asian Games Cricketers at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Bangladesh Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Dhaka Division women cricketers